A Treasury of China's Wisdom - A Story Book for Everyone
By Chinghua Tang
Published by Foreign Language Press, 1996
Hardcover, 407 pages
ISBN: 7119018604

This is a story book which embodies China's classic wisdom, from pre-Confucius days of more than three thousand years ago to the early Qing Dynasty, the last imperial regime which ended in 1911. The author takes you on a tour through the treasure land of wisdom in Chinese history and you will be uplifted and entertained. And you probably find that the practical value of the ancient Chinese wisdom is not irrelevant to your work, your business, your career or your life. All the stories by an insightful and witty guide were arranged under ten topics: Wisdom in Action; Education, Ethics and Family Value; Wit, Will and the Art of Winning; Leadership, Management and Human Relations; Love, Sex and Sexual Harassment; Ambition, Ability and Human Psychology; the End, the Means and the Golden Mean; Aptitude, Attitude and Destiny; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly; the Way to Peace. "A scintillating presentation of the best of China's wisdom through exemplary stores that are as enjoyable as they are enlightening."

"Treat this as a story book, and you will be entertained; treat this as a history book, and you will learn the richness of Asia's past; treat this as a book of wisdom, and you will be inspired."
- Nicholas D. Kristof

"A Treasury of China's Wisdom opens a fascinating world of ideas and experience, from statecraft to family values, from warfare to human relationships, which I believe will delight and inspire many readers. Read it to gain a longer and more philosophic perspective on China that we need. Read it so that anything we may do will be better done for knowing the past of China. Read it also to see why Chinese civilization has penetrated throughout Asia."

- Ross Terrill